The ionised interstellar medium of DSFGs revealed by JWST/NIRSpec and ALMA: Super-solar metallicity, low ionisation parameters and, typical electron densities
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| author | Gillman, Steven Ito, Kei Valentino, Francesco Brammer, Gabe Araya, Pablo Araya Magdis, Georgios Dudzevičiūtė, Ugnė Vijayan, Aswin P. Lee, Minju Gullberg, Bitten Ceverino, Daniel Faisst, Andreas L. Fujimoto, Seiji Greve, Thomas R. Gottumukkala, Rashmi Hegde, Chandana Hirschmann, Michaela Jin, Shuowen Jespersen, Christian Kragh Kakimoto, Takumi Kubo, Mariko Laursen, Peter Onodera, Masato Pensabene, Antonio Rizzo, Francesca Weaver, John R. Wu, Po-Feng |
| author_facet | Gillman, Steven Ito, Kei Valentino, Francesco Brammer, Gabe Araya, Pablo Araya Magdis, Georgios Dudzevičiūtė, Ugnė Vijayan, Aswin P. Lee, Minju Gullberg, Bitten Ceverino, Daniel Faisst, Andreas L. Fujimoto, Seiji Greve, Thomas R. Gottumukkala, Rashmi Hegde, Chandana Hirschmann, Michaela Jin, Shuowen Jespersen, Christian Kragh Kakimoto, Takumi Kubo, Mariko Laursen, Peter Onodera, Masato Pensabene, Antonio Rizzo, Francesca Weaver, John R. Wu, Po-Feng |
| contents | We present a detailed study of near-infrared (2-4$\rm μ$m) JWST/NIRSpec spectra of 48 high-redshift ($z=2.53^{+1.32}_{-0.70}$) galaxies detected with ALMA at $>3σ$. From a multi-wavelength SED analysis we establish the sample has a a median stellar mass of $\rm\log_{10}(M_\ast/M_\odot)=10.8\pm0.1$ and dust mass of $\rm\log_{10}(M_{\rm d}/M_\odot)=8.7\pm0.1$, covering a broad range of far-infrared luminosity $\rm (\log_{10}(L_{FIR}/L_\odot)=10.9-12.7)$. The majority of sources show no signs of AGN activity, with 40% having either X-ray counterparts $(\rm L_{Xc}>10^{42}erg/s)$, elevated optical line ratios, or broad (FWHM>800 km/s) H$α$ profiles, although we note this is a lower limit due to the stochastic placement of NIRSpec slits. We establish the sample has a median gas-phase metallicity of $12+\log({\rm O/H})=8.71\pm0.02$, as derived from the [NII]/H$α$ ratio, with the most FIR-luminous galaxies ($\rm\log_{10}(L_{\rm FIR}/L_\odot)>12$) falling $0.15\pm0.03$dex above the fundamental metallicity relation. From the [SII] emission-line doublet ratio, we measure a median electron density of $\log_{10}(n_{\rm e}/{\rm cm}^{-3})=2.53\pm0.07$ consistent with less-massive, star-forming, galaxies at the same epoch. For nine galaxies with [OII] and H$β$ detections (median $\rm\log_{10}(L_{\rm FIR}/L_\odot)=11.81\pm0.15$), we derive a median observed (dust-uncorrected) ionisation parameter of $\rm\log_{10}(U)=-2.84\pm0.06$. Our results indicate that luminous far-infrared galaxies are massive, chemically evolved systems that appear to deviate from the standard dust and metal production equilibrium observed in less obscured galaxies. This study demonstrates the synergy of JWST and ALMA in unveiling the nature of DSFGs, and highlights the need for a NIRSpec survey of uniformly selected, massive, dust-obscured, galaxies to fully characterise their interstellar medium. |
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| spellingShingle | The ionised interstellar medium of DSFGs revealed by JWST/NIRSpec and ALMA: Super-solar metallicity, low ionisation parameters and, typical electron densities Gillman, Steven Ito, Kei Valentino, Francesco Brammer, Gabe Araya, Pablo Araya Magdis, Georgios Dudzevičiūtė, Ugnė Vijayan, Aswin P. Lee, Minju Gullberg, Bitten Ceverino, Daniel Faisst, Andreas L. Fujimoto, Seiji Greve, Thomas R. Gottumukkala, Rashmi Hegde, Chandana Hirschmann, Michaela Jin, Shuowen Jespersen, Christian Kragh Kakimoto, Takumi Kubo, Mariko Laursen, Peter Onodera, Masato Pensabene, Antonio Rizzo, Francesca Weaver, John R. Wu, Po-Feng Astrophysics of Galaxies We present a detailed study of near-infrared (2-4$\rm μ$m) JWST/NIRSpec spectra of 48 high-redshift ($z=2.53^{+1.32}_{-0.70}$) galaxies detected with ALMA at $>3σ$. From a multi-wavelength SED analysis we establish the sample has a a median stellar mass of $\rm\log_{10}(M_\ast/M_\odot)=10.8\pm0.1$ and dust mass of $\rm\log_{10}(M_{\rm d}/M_\odot)=8.7\pm0.1$, covering a broad range of far-infrared luminosity $\rm (\log_{10}(L_{FIR}/L_\odot)=10.9-12.7)$. The majority of sources show no signs of AGN activity, with 40% having either X-ray counterparts $(\rm L_{Xc}>10^{42}erg/s)$, elevated optical line ratios, or broad (FWHM>800 km/s) H$α$ profiles, although we note this is a lower limit due to the stochastic placement of NIRSpec slits. We establish the sample has a median gas-phase metallicity of $12+\log({\rm O/H})=8.71\pm0.02$, as derived from the [NII]/H$α$ ratio, with the most FIR-luminous galaxies ($\rm\log_{10}(L_{\rm FIR}/L_\odot)>12$) falling $0.15\pm0.03$dex above the fundamental metallicity relation. From the [SII] emission-line doublet ratio, we measure a median electron density of $\log_{10}(n_{\rm e}/{\rm cm}^{-3})=2.53\pm0.07$ consistent with less-massive, star-forming, galaxies at the same epoch. For nine galaxies with [OII] and H$β$ detections (median $\rm\log_{10}(L_{\rm FIR}/L_\odot)=11.81\pm0.15$), we derive a median observed (dust-uncorrected) ionisation parameter of $\rm\log_{10}(U)=-2.84\pm0.06$. Our results indicate that luminous far-infrared galaxies are massive, chemically evolved systems that appear to deviate from the standard dust and metal production equilibrium observed in less obscured galaxies. This study demonstrates the synergy of JWST and ALMA in unveiling the nature of DSFGs, and highlights the need for a NIRSpec survey of uniformly selected, massive, dust-obscured, galaxies to fully characterise their interstellar medium. |
| title | The ionised interstellar medium of DSFGs revealed by JWST/NIRSpec and ALMA: Super-solar metallicity, low ionisation parameters and, typical electron densities |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18558 |